His superlative contributions to military history have made a most significant impact on the project's content. He works continuously removing neo-Nazi apologia from multiple articles. He is the editor most largely responsible for tackling the Clean Wehrmacht myth to the extent that it has impacted articles. Note this essay in which he cogently outlined the problem and how to deal with it

Black supremacy -- race matters are not my general area of interest, but this was an awful article full of OR, Synth, Coatrack, dubious uncited claims and improperly cited POV statements (compare with 26 May 2016 version).

An honorable mention in the Military History Newcomer of the Year 2015 vote:

The WikiProject Barnstar

For "diligence and work on checking into unsourced claims and non-NPOV language of World War II and Waffen-SS related articles," I have the honor of awarding you this WikiProject Barnstar as an honorable mention in the Military History Newcomer of the Year 2015 vote. For the Military history WikiProject, TomStar81 (Talk) 02:33, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

On behalf of the Milhist coordinators, you are hereby awarded the Milhist reviewing award (1 stripe) for reviewing a total of 1 Milhist article during the period April to June 2016. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:31, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

On behalf of WikiProject Germany, I want to award you this for your immense work in Nazi Germany, namely the preservation of truth and Wikipedia guidelines. Wear it with pride! ...Somewhere on your humongous userpage, anyhow. Vami_IV✠ 05:59, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar

For excellent work in going above and beyond to preserve simple military facts. scope_creep (talk) 13:26, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

...I just spent half an hour browsing your user page. In the past I had been bothered by how WWII articles seemed to praise the German side, for skill, valor, etc, etc, but I had no idea of the extent. I am utterly impressed, and I thank you for improving Wikipedia. Jd2718 (talk) 23:35, 4 March 2017 (UTC) (Copied from my Talk page: Permalink.)

Did this general cause the Commissar order to be rescinded? Yes, indeed: "When Reichenau died, and command of the Sixth Army was taken over by General Friedrich Paulus, both the Severity Order and Hitler's Commissar Order were rescinded in his command sector", according to a former subordinate. In Severity Order, which was also decorated with a portrait of the author.

Rundstedt apologia, quoting himself: "In Germany before the war Rundstedt had not been noted as an anti-Semite. He testified at Nuremberg: "The generals either rejected the [Nazi] Party or were indifferent. As for the methods regarding the Jewish question, they absolutely rejected them, particularly because many comrades were severely affected by the Aryan laws." In Gerd von Rundstedt.

"Manstein was one of the very few high-ranking German field commanders who had the courage to confront Hitler about military strategy by putting his views into perspective, spoke objectively, and refused to be browbeaten". In Lost Victories, by self-proclaimed "Hitler's Most Brilliant General".

Credulity-straining prose: "According to Manstein, any low or high ranking Wehrmacht field commander who dared to openly argue or criticize Hitler right to his face resulted in an immediate dismissal and probably a court martial for insubordination or treason". Begs the question, why did Manstein retire in peace? Also in Lost Victories.

Self-serving concern presented in Wikipedia's voice as moral indignation: a Corps commander "made a strong but futile protest" to the OKW about Commissar Order. Let's not forget that it was his units that were "shooting unarmed Russian prisoners" and, if anything, it's testament about how widespread the murders were, that the general was so concerned for his own troops:

"Soon the Russians will get to hear about the countless corpses lying along the routes taken by our soldiers, without weapons and with hands raised, dispatched at close range by shots to the head. The result will be that the enemy will hide in the woods and fields and continue to fight--and we shall lose countless comrades.}}

— Did he resign in protest? No. Order his subordinate units to stop the practice? No. Not a single Corps commander did. In Joachim Lemelsen.

Wikipedia channels Wehrmacht mythology, via dated 1977 and 1957 sources, which I suspect are uncritical and potentially use subject's memoirs as inspiration: "one of the generals who opposed the principles of Nazism" and "his known anti-Nazi feelings resulted in his contribution to the defence of Cassino being played down by the German authorities". This source discusses his "known antipathy to the regime" but nothing about the "opposition to the principles of Nazism". This antipathy did not prevent him from serving the regime faithfully. In Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin.

Have not come across "High moral fiber" content in a while, but some vestiges of "clean Wehrmacht" still remain, as in: Lets blame the SS for "incorrect treatment of civilians". Also seems to suggest that the subject may have filed "non-official protests" -- yes, indeed. In Fedor von Bock.

Follow-on: The note specifically advises to list only "humanitarian actions". If would be funny, if it weren't so apologist. Consequently, a Wehrmacht officer is a humanitarian for not "betraying [a victim] to the Nazi authorities". Also in Wehrmacht.

Continuing with the same theme of post-WWII martyrdom: more subtle wording around 'concentration camp', by adding 'former', but with lots of complaining about 'unfair' treatment of Waffen-SS as a criminal organization, even though the lead of the article states that the subject was involved in the Oradour massacre. In Otto Weidinger.

"...an economic management scheme implemented by Nazi Germany during World War II which prioritised the availability of food for Germans ahead of the inhabitants of the German-occupied Soviet territories", to:

Original article: ...was a war correspondent and Leutnant of the Reserves with the Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Johannes-Matthias Hönscheid was the only war correspondent (Kriegsberichter) in the Wehrmacht to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.—With obligatory totemic translation of the "Knights' Cross" and other flowery language.

Here's another example: Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, famous for causing a furor in West Germany in 1952 when he publicly called the Western Allies "the real war criminals" (and that after having been released from prison early due to personal intervention of Chancellor Adenauer, who was incensed to the point of wanting to have Ramke prosecuted). In Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke.

Which section name conveys more information and is more specific: "Postwar" or "Criminal conviction and execution"? In Oswald Pohl.

Another example of the obfuscation principle: the Knight's Cross is present in the lead, but not the sinking of a passenger liner, which in turn is described as merely an "incident". In Fritz-Julius Lemp. Also present: Franz Kurowski in the bibliography.

Four POV captions in one edit: German troops are "entering" Poland, for example. In Wehrmacht.

A peculiar feature of many of the articles on German WWII personnel that I edited is complete omission of the words "Nazi Germany" from article copy; here's sample: diff. The 4 sentence article contains prominent mentions of "highly decorated" and "extreme battlefield bravery" but not the regime that the individual fought for. In Egbert Picker, among hundreds of other articles.

Inmates of a concentration camp are merely sent there as forced labour. (In reality, it should be "slave labour"; I may propose a renaming of the corresponding article in a while). In World War II.

Wikipedia claims "continued tradition" between the Wehrmacht and the Bundeswehr: diff, even proving a picture of the current symbol:

The tradition continues (though with an edelweiss pin of different design) among current Gebirgsjäger-qualified personnel in the Bundeswehr (common German military soldiers wear a beret rather than the Bergmütze mountain cap used by mountain, ski, and Jäger units). Mountain troops' uniform jackets also bear an edelweiss emblem ovoid sleeve patch.

A reverse example, where the lead needed to be streamlined to make it more comprehensible. Holocaust perpetrators have the strangest leads, i.e. "...was a German member of the [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] police and military organization known as the [[Schutzstaffel]], or, more commonly, by its German initials, SS. He held the rank of [[Obersturmbannführer]]..." (SS was a ''paramilitary'' organisation, not military) etc. In Werner Braune.

Amazingly, the lead does not mention the most important aspect of the subject's career; namely, that he was the Reich Minister for the Occupied Eastern Territories: diff. In Alfred Rosenberg.

Three more: diff. In Jagdgeschwader 1 (one needs to look in articles on German fighter arm to find someone, namely Allied terrorists, bombing cities & civilians, with helpful piping from "U-boat Yards" to the "Bombing of Bremen").

From: Despite JG 2 scoring its 2,000th kill in January 1944, the ongoing defensive operations against the USAAF bomber offensive took its toll on the Jagdgeschwaders, JG 2 being no exception; Many novices and replacement pilots were killed through the first half of 1944, and more importantly the ever fewer experienced and irreplaceable Experten were also being lost.

To: Successful USAAF operations over Germany led to many novice and replacement pilots being killed through the first half of 1944; more importantly, the experienced pilots were also being lost.

Note the undertones of the "defensive operations" against the Allied aggressors with their "bomber offensive" (here's a term I've yet to see used to describe any of the German units) . Plus, "continually bombing" into "operating sorties against...". In Jagdgeschwader 2.

Likewise, only the British conducted "bombing campaigns", while Germany simply defended its borders: "with the country at war", "defended against", and "the Third Reich", as usual. Another instance of "Reich", with "defence attached: diff. See: Defenders of Fortress Europe (yes, there's a WWII book with this name). In Carl-Alfred Schumacher.

Another surprising difference between RAF and Luftwaffe articles is that German aircraft is almost never identified as "bombers"; see for example this diff, where the word "bomber" is mentioned just once, and only in the context of being "crippled". Not so with the RAF articles. The saga of this Good article reassessment is still on-going, and the article in its current state is still pretty much "classic Luftwaffe propaganda", as one reviewer put it. My edit above was reverted, for example, among other attempts of improving this article, on the grounds of them being "very destructive attacks on the text". In Joachim Helbig.

The perfect showcase for "victim of history" studies: completely innocent Heimkehrer ("home comers") & "soldiers". The article conveniently leaves out the fact that many of the late returnees (1955) were convicted Nazi criminals, both military and civilian, and that some were subsequently tried and convicted in West Germany (after some international outcry & embarrassment). In Heimkehrer.

"For this act, Hitler condemned him in absentia and his family to death. His wife and daughters were arrested in Berlin and Denmark. They were, however released at the end of the war. Lasch was to remain until 1953 in a Soviet labor camp in Workuta, but was released in late October 1955 when, as a result of to Adenauer's Moscow visit, the remaining German prisoners or war were released."

I would say that Hitler's henchmen were not very effective (or may be this did not happen as described?) Also corrected "prisoner of war" to "war criminal" as the generals had by that point been convicted. In Otto Lasch.

Event the opportunist Andrey Vlasov gets a treatment as an "anti-communist" who "tried to unite Russians opposed to [[communism]] and to the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] leader [[Joseph Stalin]] with the goal of fighting with [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] to liberate Russia. The volunteers...". Said "volunteers" were mostly recruited from POW camps where they were more likely to die than to stay alive. In Russian Liberation Army.

Even nations are victims of history: 50 to 70 million people are dead worldwide, the entire continent of Europe lays in ruin, and the article is complaining that Poland got a raw deal with its new western territories. According to the editors, they were in insufficiently tip-top shape: diff. In Territories of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union.

Closely related to the above, this section focuses on the implementation of unfair and uncalled-for victor's justice:

Ominous ""He was executed by the Allied Powers for war crimes in 1946"—missing the steps of being (1) indicted, (2) convicted and (3) sentenced to death, let alone any mentions of his "so-called war crimes" (ironic quotation marks"). Read: "An upstanding Wehrmacht general has been treated unfairly in the kangaroo court of victor's justice". In Alfred Jodl.

Jodl's co-defendant at Nuremberg gets the same treatment: From "At the [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] [[Nuremberg Trials|court at Nuremberg]], he was tried, [[capital punishment|sentenced to death]], and [[hanging|hanged]] as a [[war crimes|war criminal]] to "Following the war, Keitel was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. He was found guilty, sentenced to death and executed in 1946." diff. PS -- unclear why "hanged" needed to be hypelinked. To make the punishment seem more unfair? In Wilhelm Keitel.

This unsourced editorialising deserves being quoted in full: "He was proved (sic) to be somehow lucky, as both Fehn and his successor, GeneralleutnantHartwig von Ludwiger, were executed by the Yugoslavians, with only the latter standing trial."]. In Ernst von Leyser.

Altogether unsourced apocrypha: 'the SS were inspired to capture the pass only after Meyer threw a live grenade at the feet of some of his soldiers' – and it only takes 6 years to remove it; in MacKenzie's Revolutionary Armies in the Modern Era: A Revisionist Approach, this anecdote is cited to Meyer's memoirs, which have been described by Charles Sydnor as 'perhaps the boldest and most truculent of the apologist works'. In 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler.

*Ah, here's the "Nur-Soldat" concept in action: "The author Heinz Höhne in The Order under the Death Head characterized Gille as an enigma and "Nur-Soldat" (nothing but soldier) who once threatened a newly assigned Weltanschauungsoffizier (political indoctrination officer) with a clean-out squad to (...) throw them and the officer out of the unit." He also successfully surrenders to the U.S. forces: "He marched towards the U.S. troops in order to avoid surrendering to Soviet forces". In Herbert Gille.

Here's good one: "Unser Giftzwerg (literally "our poison dwarf", meaning "our tough little bastard")", lovingly included in the infobox. Uncited and does not come up again in the article. In Gotthard Heinrici.

We've seen "Lion of Vilna"; "Lion of Yelnya" and now "Lion of Sebastopol". In Otto Hitzfeld, which also includes one of the "Who Killed JFK" investigative reporting sections:

"Otto Hitzfeld's nomination was rejected by Major Joachim Domaschk on 30 April 1945 and commented: "This is not a nomination!" (Only leadership and organisational achievements, no personal bravery) he additionally noted: "missing in cauldron AOK 11". The nomination was thus assessed as insufficient as well as postponed according to AHA 44 Ziff. 572...." More at: Otto Hitzfeld#Notes.

Yet another "Lion", this time "Lion of Cherkassy". In Theo-Helmut Lieb. Inquiring minds want to know where this is being sourced from, as the nicknames are unlikely (?) to be part of these generals' service records.

We learn that this general's

"nickname among the troops and his fellow officers was der kluge Hans ("Clever Hans"). This nickname was acquired early in his career, partly in admiration of his cleverness and partly as a pun on his name (klug is German for "clever"). The "Hans" component came not from any of his given names but from Clever Hans, a horse which became famous for its apparent ability to do arithmetic."

Maybe the subject was feeling guilty about the crimes he had committed while "assisting the Einsatzgruppen in rounding up the Jewish population in the occupied territories"? Article states: "... committed suicide in an American POW camp on 10 May 1945 because of possible transfer to the Soviet Union". In Fritz Freitag.

In a similar vein, this SS man's unit is sent "at the end of 1940 (...) to subdue insurgents in Lithuania", with "insurgents in Lithuania" being piped to Occupation of the Baltic states. This article clearly states that it's about the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states. They must have been "subduing" some other "insurgents". In Otto Weidinger.

Sticking this into Ignorance / Comparative Geography department, but it's mostly funny. Editor's comment: "Rm refs to Montana and New York. Wikipedia is an international encyclopedia and refs to US states are off topic and unhelpful to most readers". In Case Blue.

According to the worldview of Luftwaffe romancers, the "Drive to Moscow" extends well into 1942: "Most of early 1942 was spent in operations supporting the Central Front drive towards Moscow...". The section is appropriately named "Drive to Moscow (1942)". In Jagdgeschwader 51.

Strange turn of phrase: "Following his capitulation Greiner was held as an Allied Prisoner of War until his release and subsequent retirement in 1947." ?? There was nothing to retire from. In Heinz Greiner.

A startling discovery: this SS functionary served "Germany" (not even West Germany), "until 1959", while also having been tried for his crimes and sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment / 15 years. Note the notation: {{flag|DE}} <small>(until 1959)</small>. In Georg Lörner.

Even WP:AFC occasionally contain alternate history narratives, such as this draft on a Cuban-Romanian artist: As Stalinist influence increased [in Romania], Darié and his family fled to Paris in the 1930s". This actually came from the source, but has the editor never heard of the fascist Iron Guard? "Stalinist influence" would have been applicable after WW2, not before it. In Draft:Sandú Darié.

Heinz Guderian was nowhere "near Kiev" on 20 August 1941, before the Battle of Kiev even started. In any case, PG 2's pincer closed well east of Kiev, so Guderian was probably not close to Kiev for the entirety of the battle. In Operation Barbarossa, which almost faithfully reproduces the original propaganda caption: "The general is always in the front line. Here he visits the command post of an armored regiment in order to convince himself of the planned course of the advance!" See also: "leads from the front lines, with a jovial, caring attitude".

The article on a Nazi ghetto subscribes to the "Jew-Bolshevik-Partisan" construct:

During the Red Army's rapid retreat, on 5–7 August 1941 the Waffen SS massacred as many as 11,000 Jewish men of Pińsk aged 16 to 60,[3] due to reports of Soviet guerrilla activity in the area.[4]

Nazi conspiracy theories indeed connected Jews to the "partisan threat". However, the murder of Pinsk Jews in August 1941 had nothing to do with partisans, whether real or imagined. An aside: by the time this massacre occurred, the Wehrmacht had controlled the area since 4 July, and in any case, the source used does not make this connection. Could also possibly qualify under "Debasement of victims"; disturbing diff, in Pinsk Ghetto.

More of the "Jew-Bolshevik" construct, now via a hoax caption: Jewish welcoming banner for the Soviet forces invading Poland. In the background the Catholic Church of St. Roch in Białystok (Soviet photo). Actual scene: "Yiddish election notice to the People's council of Western Belarus, Białystok, taken during first days of German occupation in July 1941". Took two tries to get there: part 1; part 2. In Białystok Ghetto. Also qualifies under #Alternate timeline, as the caption is misdated by two years, 1939 (presumably) vs 1941.

This caption is quite silly because Soviet soldiers most definitely did not read Yiddish (if they were literate at all). Unless this "welcoming banner" was intended for the "Jew-Commissars" "sucking the blood" etc. etc. Compare with a poster from the Russian Civil war era: [1].

In the same breath, the article informs us that the unit "recorded the killing of 1051 civilians and alleged partisans for the loss of 24 dead and 65 wounded" & that "the reported casualties from the operation were light with 2 men killed and 10 missing compared to several hundred dead partisans". Not a lot of combat was going on. "General Wiejerew" comes from the Alternate Linguistics Department, or likewise copied from Nazi apologia. In 1st SS Infantry Brigade.

This police and SS official participated in "World War II" (not) after which he was "taken prisoner" (arrested): diff. We also learn about his two ranks, in German, from the lead. In Franz Josef Huber.

Considering that Armia Krajowa lost 15,000 troops KIA, while 150,000 to 200,000 civilians were killed during the Warsaw Uprising, the Knight's Cross in this case was awarded 90% for atrocities, and 10% for "successful military leadership". (I'm pretty sure that "extreme battlefield bravery" was not involved, as it's hard to imagine a high-ranking SS figure to be personally storming barricades).

During the suppression of the uprising in Warsaw, fighting forces of the Army, the Waffen-SS and the Luftwaffe under the command of SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Police von Bach under the leadership of Major General Rohr have particularly distinguished themselves by showing toughness and audacious recklessness.

Verlorene Siege, the mother of the German Wehrmacht apologetic memoir genre, with its suggestive title "Lost Victories" (i.e. if it weren't for Hitler, Russian winter, and "endless waves", Wehrmacht would not have "lost the war"). Read: WWII was Germany's to lose, and not for the Allies to win. In Verlorene Siege.

More from Verlorene Siege. Manstein (via a helpful wikipedia editor) on why he lost: "Hitler had forbidden his armed forces to fortify river lines".

"That idiot Hitler" + "Brutal Russian winter" combo, in one lead & cited to the subject of the article himself:

During the autumn of 1941, his offensive on Moscow was delayed by [[Battle of Kiev (1941)|orders from Hitler]] with whom he disagreed sharply. Soon, German troops found themselves delayed by bad roads and mud {{sfn|Guderian|1952|p=245}} and then suffering from the winter cold, one of the major factors that led to the failure of [[Operation Barbarossa]].

The Red Army wasn't apparently "one of the major factors". And let's throw Greek-tragedy vibe into the mix: This marked the end of his ascendancy.diff-link. In Heinz Guderian.

"The Soviet defense of its capital at the onset of the [[General Winter|brutal Russian winter]] stalled out the hitherto seemingly-unstoppable Nazi German invasion; piping to General Winter, how appropriate – in Strategic victory.

"More of non-ironic use of the General Winter article, with piping: [[Russian Winter|characteristically severe Russian winter weather]] and [[Russian Winter|Russian winter]]. In Tiger I. Did the Wehrmacht not know that it gets cold there in winter?

Follow up to the above entry: second attempt at removing "Brutal 1941 winter". Tiger I was not in production yet. :-) In Tiger I.

"In spite of beginning to suffer heavy rates of attrition, the Panzer Armies marched along. The Rasputitza Season (season of no movement in Russian - due to heavy rains and sluggish muddy roads) was terrible and took its toll on German equipment. Progress was often slowed down to a few kilometres a day. Nonetheless, the Germans marched on." --> becomes: "The rasputitsa season (literally "roadlessness", due to heavy rains and sluggish muddy roads) was terrible, but not unusual. Nonetheless, Wehrmacht did not prepare for this contingency as the German high command had expected the German army to be in Moscow and beyond at this time, with the campaign over by the fall." In 2nd Panzer Army.

Another favorite alibi of the former Wehrmacht generals; to quote Friedrich von Mellenthin, these waves "eventually submerged the superior Wehrmacht, like the stones in the ocean" (or something to this effect

"The numerical superiority of the Red Army" was only reason why Operation Spring Awakening failed

Said "anti-Nazi" credentials include playing jazz at a party and overhearing a conversion about the "evacuation" of the Jews. Despite frowns at his jazz performance, he's invited back for another party! In the article about 1957 West German movie Der Stern von Afrika, which the allegedly "bull shit" source (James Chapman) describes as "a "whitewash" that presented an "acceptable face of wartime heroics" in West German films of that period. The film did not portray Marseille's Nazi convictions, instead presenting his a rebel in trouble with his superiors". In Der Stern von Afrika.

Even in section names: "Italian front and "capture". Perhaps it is just a "Germanised" turn of phrase, but it reads rather POV: i.e. Germany was not defeated; instead, it was overrun by "overwhelming masses of Allied men, tanks and aircraft" and its soldiers never laid down their weapons and surrendered, but were "captured"? In Gerhard von Schwerin.

This German general was "captured" while the caption to the infobox photo is "Hitter and corps commander Gollwitzersurrender to Soviet forces". Moreover, the article states that "his division was encircled and forced to surrender". Seriously. In Alfons Hitter.

In this instance, I was thinking "finally, a general surrenders!" But no, in the very next sentence, we get "capture" again. And another frequent reference: "released from captivity", as well. In Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben.

Here, we are apparently to feel sorry for the general whose army had been "decimated" before he assumed command. He was subsequently "captured", through no fault of his own. In Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller.

Pet peeve – German versions of locality names: example, another one; even POW camps are located in German- (Czech-?) sounding places: Šuja; German spelling results in non-existing Bielgorod or, a variant, Bjelgorod (see diff) (links in the original). Bjelgorod was listed as the place of death, so it must be a variant of the Knight-Cross-Holder-died-there-so-there-must-be-an-article-for-it below.

This improbable locality name Rkiwira comes from the book by Florian Berger The Face of Courage (!) in the Hans Juchem article; it does not sound anywhere close to Ukrainian and Berger's book is the only place where it can be found. Preface to the book by Manfred Dorr: link. Five exclamation points in as many paragraphs.

That's a catch-all section for a variety of totemic symbols that often fill articles to the brim, with foreign language unit names, unnecessary translations, and visual depictions of much intricate detail.

The image on the right is authentic & comes from Bundesarchiv, but the super-gigantic Knight's Cross is not; it was added after this picture was taken. This reminds me of Wikipedia's coverage of the German war effort somehow: every Knight's Cross is more "coveted"; every Panzer/Stuka/U-boat "ace" is more successful; every general is a father to his men; and every soldier displays "extreme battlefield bravery". Rah-rah! In Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger), where even the disambiguation is a combo of #"Unneeded iconography" and #"Heart of the romancing ethos".

Three same, unneeded links—why? Must be the "fancruft" (the term which I only recently learned). In a typical SS officer article, August Schmidhuber, which does not mention in the lead that he was convicted of war crimes and executed.

Appropriate quote from The Myth of the Eastern Front: "Little if any sentiment has been extended [by the Americans] to the families of the 8 million Red Army soldiers who died fighting the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS, or the 22 million civilians killed by these military organizations and the killing squads, the Einsatzgruppen", that worked closely with the army formations. "With a forty-year head start", the predominance of the German account "hardly remains a mystery".

Original caption: "The great expanse of Russia made controlling a front line difficult." D'uh, war is not a rest cure. Also vaguely suggestive of the "endless waves (...) submerging the supposedly superior Wehrmacht" (see Panzer Battles).

Endless self-pity: 3 (!) instances of 'remnants' in 2 sentences'; they are worth quoting: "The remnants of the XI SS Panzer Corps got trapped in the Halbe Pocket around April 28, 1945. Together with the remnants of the German 9th Army and 12th Army, the remnants of the 23d SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division "Nederland" surrendered on 4 May 1945 to US troops across the Elbe." (see diff). In III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps.

Did the opposing tank crews have air-conditioned vehicles, while the Germans "worked in 'boiling' tanks, in sweltering weather conditions, and frequently suffered from heat exhaustion"? In Battle of Kursk.

In this instance, Waffen-SS divisions "suffer through the Russian winter". In Waffen-SS.

Despite the "many hardships", the subject of the article "learned to make ways of entertainment in the ruins of the city" (which the Wehrmacht first firebombed and then destroyed what remained with artillery). In Alexander Edler von Daniels.

In related news, the search for [Trapped remnants wehrmacht desperate] currently produces 33 articles, with snippets offering such language as "A desperate counterattack was mounted against the 2nd Armored Division by German remnants, but this was a disaster..." (Operation Cobra) and "Remnants of the 21st Panzer Division were to cover in a north-westerly direction, while remnants of the 32nd SS Division..." (Battle of Halbe). See also: Lost Cause of the Confederacy.

"Hell's gate", "exhausted", "could advance no further", "the 'answer would be in the form of continued, bitter resistance'", "but even this effort", "trapped forces", "using its last reserves", "5th SS Panzer Division 'did more than any other to ensure the continued survival of Gruppe Stemmermann' ...", "rescuers", probably more in the rest of the article.

Same article: why are German forces always "trapped", and not encircled, surrounded, etc? Not sure how many times I've encountered this already.

"Mummert was determined to lead the survivors of his division in an escape to the west. Ignoring Weidling's calls for a cessation of hostilities, Mummert ordered the breakout attempt to get underway. Late in the day he went missing during heavy fighting, surfacing years later in Soviet captivity. The remnants of 18th Panzergrenadier joined the escape attempt, and both divisions attempted to battle their way to the west and surrender to the Americans. By 3 May the divisions had reached a river crossing in Spandau. The bridge was under heavy Soviet artillery fire, but the few survivors of the Münchebergattempted to cross the bridge. Those who made it across the bridge found that they were surrounded by the Soviet forces, and on 5 May the division disintegrated. Several small groups of men had managed to reach the Americans."

Wikipedia appears to be a place to learn German, plus unnecessary piping (with italics) to an article named in English; in Helmut Wick.

Opportunity to learn all four highest Nazi Germany's awards in just one lead; in Günther Prien, a mythical figure in WWII U-boat lore.

"Not a place to teach readers German", comments an editor. Quote continues: "That's a coatrack problem we just don't need. Interested readers can click related links." In Erwin Rommel.

Another fine example of the language school theme: many translations, plus totemic German-language unit names. I also learned the word Grundschule (elementary school). Why include info on the attendance of a elementary school in an encyclopedia? Apparently, no detail is too small for the hero. In Ernst-Georg Buchterkirch, whose propaganda photo apparently added to his notability: "Buchterkirch (left) in discussion with Generaloberst Walter Model, July 1941". The photo was erroneously included in Battle of Kursk, which took place in 1943. The latter entry belongs in the Ignorance Sub-department.

Starting a section for capturing the moments of glorification of military violences:

18 instances of "enemy" removed, including multiples in the same sentence. The prose that showed up in quotations (from the participants of events) was exactly the same: "enemy this", "enemy that". In Hans-Joachim Marseille.

War is exciting stuff! Let's have more of it! Section appropriately named "Summary of raiding history". Equating the military (profession) to enjoyable past time ("hunting") is a typical approach in similar articles. In German submarine U-88 (1941). Side note: Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing and Dying by Sönke Neitzel & Harald Welzer provides excellent insights into this psychology. I highly recommend this book.

This series of edits was quite shocking to have had to perform: referring to sexual slavery as "prostitution", the victims as "prostitutes", and even with a helpful "Category:Prostitution in Germany" in the mix: diff. In German camp brothels in World War II, of all places.

Victims are anonymised, while perpetrators are presented in excruciating detail, especially for the lead. In this case, the name of the probable victim is "hidden" via piping, while the Nazi party's name is listed and linked twice: [[National Socialist German Workers Party]] ([[Nazi Party]]). We also learn the subject's obscure rank (with translation): "[[Rottenführer]] (Section Leader)". In Josef Blösche.

More anonymising of victims (see right), in World War II: diff (Czesława Kwoka was also originally "sent" to Auschwitz, not deported). My edit was later replaced with ...[[Czesława Kwoka|Polish girl deported]]..., but let's have more pictures of military action!

To put it more charitably, this could just be plain ignorance. But the poses are too casual and the subjects are too well dressed; you don't need to be a historian to see that. In Janowska concentration camp. Also over at Commons:

initiated removal discussions on three Talk pages including Manstein, Erwin Rommel and Erich von dem Bach-Zalewski (salient quote: In this case [the transcript] may have included euphemisms for criminal actions, but it may equally have been referring to bravery in combat against armed fighters of the Home Army) emphasis mine; pls see, for example: Wola massacre;

observed the resulting blowout: [Name redacted], (...) repeatedly restoring the content that two different established users took out and calling their edits vandalism to boot is definitely a no-no. So be warned that a block might be looming if you insist in continuing your behaviour;

conducted a search for sources as to whether it was a military commendation as alleged (could not find any)

am now finally able to proceed with removal of these OKW press releases (aka “historic testimony” the wording of which "is accepted at GA and FAC levels". (Apparently not any more, as 11 editors have supported the removal, at the NPOV noticeboard and various Talk pages).

German forces together with the allied Hungarian armed forces under the command of Colonel General Friessner have since 29 October withstood the almost continuous onslaught of 61 divisions and 7 armored corps of the Bolsheviks and Romanians.

During heavy fighting in the area of Nikopol, between 5 November 1943 and 15 February 1944, the divisons from Ostmark, Bavaria, Rhineland-Westphalia, Saxony, Mecklenburg, Pomerania and East Prussia, under the command of Mountain Troops General Schörner and generals Brandenberger, Mieth and Kreysing, with offensive and defensive actions, prevented strong Bolshevik attempts to break through with blank cartridges, and inflicted heavy losses upon them. Thereby 1754 tanks, 533 artillery pieces, numerous other weapons and war material were captured or destroyed, and 56 enemy aircraft were shot down by infantry weapons.

In the second defensive battle in Courland, units of the army and Germanic volunteers of the Waffen SS under the command of Colonel General Schörner, again won a full defensive victory.

This one is interesting because it describes the "heroic death" of Henning von Tresckow, who, according to linked article, had killed himself to avoid exposure of his involvement in the 20 July plot. "Invading Bolsheviks" goes without saying:

Between Brest-Litovsk and Grodno and north of Kaunas, enemy break-through attempts failed because of the stubborn resistance of our brave divisions. In some sectors they threw back the invading Bolsheviks in the counterattack.In these battles, the commander of a combat unit, Lieutenant General Scheller, and the Chief of Staff of an Army, Major-General v. Tresckow, found a heroes death at the front lines.

In the battles in the area of Jassy, German and Romanian troops under the command of the Romanian Cavalry General Racoviță, General of Panzer troops von Knobelsdorff and the General of the Infantry Mieth, superbly supported by strong German-Romanian bomber and ground-attack aircraft units, have thrown in fierce combat out of their deeply structured, tough defending, positions, the Bolsheviks, and improved our positions significantly.

In yesterday reported destruction of the enemy bridgehead at the lower Dniester, troops under the leadership of General of the Infantry Buschenhagen have smashed seven enemy infantry divisions[dubious – discuss] and parts of artillery and anti aircraft divisions.

Units of the Army and the Waffen-SS have, under the High Command of GeneraloberstWalter Weiss and under the leadership of Generals of the Infantry Hoßbach and Mattenklott, after days of harsh fighting through the Pripyat Marshes at rough terrain, broken the enemy ring at Kowel and by that our comrades were freed from the clutch.

Wehrmachtbericht haiku(TM) based on the preceding entry:

Fight for freedom
Units of the Army and the Waffen-SS
After days of harsh fighting
Through rough terrain
Broken the enemy ring, and by that
Our comrades were freed from the clutch.

In an army sector, 553 enemy tanks were destroyed in the period from 14 to 23 July. There, the Hamburg 20th Panzer Grenadier Division under the command of Lieutenant-General Jauer has particularly excelled.

The 30th Army Corps under the leadership of Generalleutnant Postel together with the 306th Infantry Division, 15th Infantry Division and 13th Panzer Division fought heroically in sacrificial battles against superior forces in the southern sector of the eastern front.

Under the leadership of General of the Cavalry Lindemann, troops of the Army and Waffen-SS, including Spanish, Dutch and Flemish volunteer units, excellently supported by the Air Fleet of Colonel-General Keller, after months of bitter fighting under difficult weather and terrain conditions, these hostile armies, were first sealed off from their communication and supply lines, then crowded together more and more, and today finally destroyed.

United for Europe (extended)
Troops of the Army and Waffen-SS
Including Spanish, Dutch and Flemish volunteers
After months of bitter fighting
Under difficult weather and terrain conditions
These hostile armies were first sealed off
Then crowded together
More and more
And finally destroyed.

Much poetic language going on, including "defending" an occupied city:

The leader of the destroyers, Captain and Commodore Bonte, was killed in action in a heroic struggle against British supremacy in defense of Narvik. About two-thirds of the crew of the damaged and no longer combat-ready destroyers, their ammunition expended completely, were incorporated in the defense of Narvik to reinforce the army deployed in the vicinity.

Red links, suggesting that articles for these subjects should be created:

Rotamaster Niemack, leader of a reconnaissance unit, the first lieutenants Freiherr Maercken and Buchterkirch in a tank regiment, and Lieutenant Ritz in a rifle regiment distinguished themselves through exemplary bravery.

Captain Balthasar, bearer of the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, who with 40 aerial victories exceptionally contributed on these already mentioned successes of the Luftwaffe, found a hero's death in victorious aerial battles at the channel.

In the fighting on the Don front the commanding general of an armored corps, General of Panzer Troops Freiherr von Langermann und Erlencamp, bearer of the Oak Leaf to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, met an heroic death on 3 October 1942 on the front line. Side by side with him fell the commander of a Hungarian division, Colonel Nagy, in the struggle for the freedom of Europe.

"I understand that today, the community believes that the verbatim Wehrmachtbericht transcript should not be part of the Wikipedia articles, unless the wording is addressed and commented by other secondary reliable sources. I am not challenging the consensus at this moment." -- thank God!

Pleased that the article that I rewrote came in handy: "I think the difference is that whereas the Wehrmachtbericht was "the daily Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) mass-media communiqué and a key component of Nazi propaganda during World War II", the London Gazette was (long before the concepts of mass media or propaganda were thought of), and to some extent still is, an official report of acts of government."

"I don't quite see the point of quoting the daily communiqué verbatim, as its information content is virtually nil. More so, the claims often don't have any foundation in fact and would necessitate profound cross-referencing and double-checking."

"You can't really compare the two works: the Gazette was, and remains, a way for bureaucracies of a country with a system of generally honest and open government to publish official notifications. In contrast, the Wehrmachtbericht was part of the propaganda machine for a totally dishonest government."

Salient quotes from the sole "Keep" voter: The category is useful in identifying how and why the the Wehrmachtbericht was used. it is helpful to researchers in identifying the type of mentions and And I would strongly object to removing mention of this source in the articles, or in removing the transcripts. Note: That ship has already sailed :-)

Sample quote from a "Delete" voter: Trivial; where someone is mentioned is hardly notable except in the rarest circumstances (such as the Bible). I don't think that the German war reports merit such rarity. Closed as "Delete", 6 to 1.

Rommel was apparently a great humanitarian, simply because he did not have POWs shot out of hand. (That was an achievement vs the Eastern Front; still that did not make him a "humanitarian", i.e. "a person promoting human welfare and social reform", per definition).

Continuing with "Rommel as humanitarian" theme, editor insists on keeping "ancient and bad references for the chivalrous nature of North Africa fighting.

The Rommel legend, in full bloom: "He was noted to never have committed a war crime during his military service. He also supported the Stauffenberg 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler. He was found guilty of treason...", with the last two things demonstrably wrong, and the first one an obfuscation ("noted for not being a criminal" is a dubious honor). In Wehrmacht.

Rommel is sent to Italy to "prepare a defensive line", not to participate in Operation Achse. Also, "his disagreements with Hitler reached a new level" -- this disagreements were over military matters, and moreover, Rommel appeared to have been wrong. (emphasis mine)

More gushing from Liddell Hart: "Awe for his dynamic generalship developed into an almost affectionate admiration for him as a man". For real.

The saviour Rommel: "If given more time, he may have succeeded." -- If only he had a bit more time to reenforce the Atlantic Wall, he would have "succeeded"! And succeeded at what? Repelling the Allied invasion? That's quite a bit of conjecture going on. The statement is cited to "effusive and uncritical" biography by Ronald Lewin. (Side note: The book appears to borrow design elements from the best traditions of the colonial war literature, with an intertwined palm tree and swastika embossed on the cloth cover.)

Excellent example of Rommel's insubordination and opportunism, which appears to be presented as a point of pride in this note: "Quote from Rommel: I had maintained secrecy over the Panzer Group's forthcoming attack eastwards from Mersa el Brega and informed neither the Italian nor the German High Command. We knew from experience that Italian Headquarters cannot keep things to themselves and that everything they wireless to Rome gets round to British ears." (emphasis mine)

"His fearless command of the 7th Panzer Division showed his confidence and understanding of blitzkrieg concepts. The success they experienced and his favor with Hitler prevented any repercussions from the High Command, some of whom criticized Rommel for being difficult to contact and locate. Rommel described the French Campaign in his letters to his wife as "a lightning Tour de France"."[1]

An article sourced almost exclusively to Wehrmacht "guru" Franz Kurowski:

Warning: Fan fiction ahead

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Kittel claimed his first victory on 22 June 1941, the opening day of Operation Barbarossa. Kittel took time to amass his personal tally of aerial victories. By February 1943, he reached 39 kills, relatively insignificant when compared with some other German aces. A large number of his Soviet victims included the IL-2 Shturmovik aircraft, leading the German Army to call him the "Butcher Killer", a nickname they had given to the tough Shturmovik.[1] -- military statistics cited to a non WP:RS source, odd language about "took time to amass" etc

Edith had travelled into occupied Soviet territory near the front line to marry Kittel.[2] - not notable

His comrade, and a member of the flight, Herbert Broennle, advised him to hide after landing, to travel only by night and use a compass on a heading of 255 degrees (north-west) which would take him to Stayara Russa, towards JG 54's base behind German lines. Broennle himself had been shot down under the same circumstances in 1941, and had experience. Kittel ran for the nearest forest after landing. Several Russian women and children saw the crash from two houses nearby and came running out. No men were in sight. When Kittel got to the forest he found he had left his emergency rations behind, having only chocolate bar with him. He continued through the forest, able to move through the forest during the day unseen, resting often. Needing to eat, he raided several empty houses and found clothes but no food. Determined to find food, and now looking like a Russian peasant, he passed through several Soviet checkpoints looking for something to eat.[3] -- potentially unverifiable

His Bf 109 suffered damage and Kittel returned to base, resisting the urge to chase more and risk his life. His motto was to get back in one piece and avoid risks: "Take the safe route and avoid ill-considered and wild offensive tactics".[4] -- military statistics and potentially unverifiable statements about "resisting the urge" etc

In the end that alone produced success. Risking himself for a single victory was not Kittel's way. Within two months his tally had risen to 17. Sometime in May 1942 Kittel claimed a further two victories, one bomber and one fighter, in a single mission. During the combat he became involved in a dogfight with two experienced opponents. Using clever tactics, the Soviet fighters tried to force him into a trap; one chasing the other in an attempt to cut him off. Kittel's aircraft was fired on several times and hit. However, he managed to escape, in the process shooting down one of the enemy fighters.[5][6] -- military statistics and potentially unverifiable statements about "not Kittel's way" etc

Every now and again an enemy aircraft would be sighted and shot down, but Kittel was frustrated. The ground crews kept up his spirits.[7] -- potentially unverifiable/non-notable statements about "frustrated", "spirits" etc

(Wing Commander) Hannes Trautloft congratulated Kittel and said the following: "I have instructed that you're no longer to be assigned as wingman. Instead you're to be sent on freie Jagd [combat patrol] on your own whenever there's an opportunity."[8][9] -- not notable / potentially unverifiable

Kittel, in particular, was pleased. The Fw 190 was an ideal interceptor against the tough and heavily armoured Shturmovik, his favourite target. At this point, Kittel's victory tally climbed rapidly.[10] -- not notable / potentially unverifiable ("pleased", "his favorite target")

His comrade, and a member of the flight, Herbert Broennle, advised him to hide after landing, to travel only by night and use a compass on a heading of 255 degrees (north-west) which would take him to Stayara Russa, towards JG 54's base behind German lines. Broennle himself had been shot down under the same circumstances in 1941, and had experience. Kittel ran for the nearest forest after landing. Several Russian women and children saw the crash from two houses nearby and came running out. No men were in sight. When Kittel got to the forest he found he had left his emergency rations behind, having only chocolate bar with him. He continued through the forest, able to move through the forest during the day unseen, resting often. Needing to eat, he raided several empty houses and found clothes but no food. Determined to find food, and now looking like a Russian peasant, he passed through several Soviet checkpoints looking for something to eat.[3] -- potentially unverifiable

Ohmsen was the first German defender of Fortress Europe to sight the invasion force. His battery engaged in heavy fighting and subsequently Ohmsen was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes)... (emphasis mine)

According to the linked article, "Fortress Europe (German: Festung Europa) was a military propaganda term used by both sides of the Second World War."

These elite units (better equipment, higher strength) are fascinating to those how romanticise Nazi Germany's war effort:

Hubert-Erwin Meierdress: This is from a Talk page, when someone asked "What is his significance?", but deserves replicating almost in full (comment is from 2010): "Herbert-Erwin Meierdress held off a major Soviet Counteroffensive {why capitalise "counteroffensive? so that it sounds more significant?} and saved German forces from complete encirclement {can an encirclement be incomplete?} using just 120 men, 30 of whom survived. He was awarded the Knights Cross for his actions, and his story was published in the SS Magazine DAS SCHWARZE KORPS. {dubious honor} German propaganda would have been all over this, and Meierdress would have been a known hero of the Reich, even more so as his career progressed. This man saw ferocious combat {poetic language} on the Eastern-Front and nearly survived to see the end of the war. His decorations include the Wound Badge in GOLD [...], {this is notable how?} Tank Assault Badge, {another totemic badge} Iron Cross First and Second Class, the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross (as previously mentioned), with Oak Leaves (a separate award for another act of valor in combat equal to that of the one in which he received his first Knight's Cross, awarded to him personally by Adolf Hitler on 5 October 1943). {dubious honor} [...] So needless to say, his resume speaks as to why he is significant." (emphasis mine) Compare Oct 2015 version and now, March 2016.

Luftwaffe articles are generally filled to the gulls with romantic notions of "aces", "hunters" and Experten (aka the Knights of the Third Reich), so I'm starting a dedicated sections devoted to this area of Wikipedia.

The report highlighted that he "has excelled in action as a fighter pilot" and that "during 449 combat flights, he has 97 kills because of his audacity". The report further described Beißwenger as having "good leadership talent" and being "positive as a National Socialist". In Hans Beißwenger.

Is it typical to include GPS coordinates indicating the spot where the pilot died, as well as where he is buried? diff. In Walter Oesau.

Deserves replicating in full, with the language of "kills", "dispatched", "personal total", "Assi" (nickname); "emerged as one of the top aces", etc.:

Poetic: "East of Waluiki the duo observed a Russian air base teeming with Russian fighters. Beckh threw his aircraft into combat against a large force of LaGG-3s that appeared in the skies. While shooting down at least two Russian fighters, ... diff. Also present: Charkov. Well, at least it's not Charkow. In Friedrich Beckh.

"the crew bailed out but were later found by advancing German forces to have been shot in the head. Two of the men were found at the local Commissar's house".[citation needed] -- cn tag removal for Allied Treachery Sub-department

From the Talk page of Herbert Werner, with punctuation, capitalization, etc: "IMHO Excellent article: I have recently read this excellent book by Herbert Werner,and imho this article is a very good outline of his book.Iron Coffins has in the past had its detractors,BUT i have spent a fair while doing my own research and the book is pretty accurate, the parts where it does suffer are essentially numbers ie of ships sunk ect,however it must be remembered that the Nazis AND the Allies both "cooked" their official books when they considered it in their interests,so its quite likely Werner was looking at "factual" books as HE saw them....One aspect that is often dismissed by the people who rubbish his book as "fiction" is the mine laying operation of Chesepeake Bay VA,this DID happen as werner has described it can be followed at UBOAT.NET the boat was U-230 and the dates all correspond its worth also noting Werner NEVER claimed to be the skipper on this boat,however the inconsistancy was in the number of mines dropped he says twenty four the OFFICIAL records say eight, either way IT HAPPENED it was not fiction,....."

The "tragic losses" and standing fast in the face of adversity are common themes, especially in the Battle of Stalingrad narratives:

Despite his protests," he was flown out from the snow-covered Gumrak Airfield on the 19th in a [[Focke-Wulf Fw 200|Focke-Wulf 200C]] transport flown by the ace Leutnant Hans Gilbert (including totemic linking, with piping, to the exact type of the aircraft involved, plus the "the ace Leutnant", who needs his own article, of course. Red link in the original). In Hans-Valentin Hube.

"Disaster struck the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, for on 18 November the Russians (sic) counter-attacked...". In Kampfgeschwader 55 (plus gratuitous, totemic use of the incomprehensible "Kampfgeschwader").

Motorbooks International – Imprint for motoring enthusiasts, as described on the web site: "Motorbooks is among the world's leading transportation publishers, offering books created by motoring's top photographers and writers." This area apparently includes panzers. (Although Max Hastings looks legit.)

German Army (Wehrmacht) – minimal citations (only 9) for an important article like this; unreasonably high proportion of militaria content, and even a picture of the period [bread bag] (as some sort of a relic, perhaps?)

Here are two excellent books that cover the topic of historical revisionism in the coverage of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS. They do an excellent job of explaining why and how these myths took hold, and why Wikipedia (for example) is such a fertile ground for messages that romanticize the two organisations. The book by Smelser and Davies even quotes from Wikipedia; it's both sad and (unintentionally) hilarious to read:

Jean Mabire: Known for far-right extremist views; per French wikipedia: Jean Mabire is "the specialist" of "rehabilitation of Nazism" taking the form of a presentation of the SS men as heroic and exemplary men." Per MacKenzie, Mabire "reproduces in large part the HIAG version of the Waffen-SS at war". Mabire focuses on French Waffen-SS troops and has written "a dozen" unit histories.[1]

Richard Landwehr "More radical guru", with 14 books, most of them having to do with Waffen-SS and, especially, its foreign volunteer units. Some of the books are self-published; some in Shelf Books (UK) or Bibliophile Legion Books (US). Incl. "very-much-romanticized" renderings (cover art and inside). 14th Waffen-Grenadier Division (1st Galician) - "clearly revisionist."[2]

Antonio Munoz: Specializes in various non-German ethnic groups that fought with the German army, who "needed their valiant tales of heroism retold to a public largely unaware of these men and their sacrifices." He has benefited from a close relationship with Landwehr and Siegrunen, which started in 1980s. Served as a contributing editor to Siegrunen and launched his own journal Axis Europa. Exhibited professional commitment in the quality of his research and acknowledged war crimes and crimes against humanity by the German army, which separates him from Landwehr. Shut down Axis Europa in 1999 to focus on book publishing via his imprint Europa Books, which as of 2008 had 25 titles.[2]

Carlos Jurado: Like Munoz, served as a contributing editor to Siegrunen. Also worked with Mark Yerger and with Ray Merriam, whose press, Merriam Press later published Siegrunen monographs.[2]